Candice Pinto
{{short description|Indian beauty pageant titleholder (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
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Candice Pinto is an Indian beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Tourism International 2002. She is a regular{{vague|date=June 2023}} at premier fashion events such as the Lakme Fashion Week and India Fashion Week and is seen on many Indian fashion magazine covers.
Early life and education
Pinto was born in Mumbai, India into a Catholic family. One of her parents was from Goa, the other from Mangalore
{{cite web|url=http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/sep/18/slide-show-1-lakme-fashion-week-model-speak-candice-pinto-i-dont-follow-fashion-trends.htm|title=Candice Pinto: 'I don't follow fashion trends'|work= Rediff.com|date=18 September 2009|accessdate=25 August 2014}} and she has three siblings. She attended Holy Cross High School in the Mumbai suburb of Kurla; and later graduated from South Indian Education Society (SIES) College in Sion, Mumbai, where she was awarded a master's degree in Economics.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/candid-candice-seeks-out-her-creative-self/article1-8653.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003084220/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/candid-candice-seeks-out-her-creative-self/article1-8653.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 October 2014|title=Candid Candice seeks out her creative self|work= Hindustan Times|date=28 April 2004|accessdate=25 August 2014}}
She used to model in her college days along with her brother. Even though her family did not want her to pursue modelling initially, they helped her enter the Gladrags contest.{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/true-life/the-show-goes-on|title=The Show Goes On|work= OPEN|date=13 April 2013|accessdate=25 August 2014}} After her graduation, she had fancied a career as an animator and has plans to take it up someday.{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/inside-the-modelling-world/15272062|title=Inside the modelling world|work= Mid-Day|date=4 May 2014|accessdate=25 August 2014}}
Career
At 19, Pinto won her first beauty pageant, the seventh GladRags Mega Model contest held in March 2000.{{cite web|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/20000408/fpe02015.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140826021001/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/20000408/fpe02015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2014|title=Of hunks and beauties|work=The Indian Express|date=8 April 2000|accessdate=25 August 2014}} She went on to represent India at international contests such as the International Mega Model Contest and the Miss Intercontinental pageant which was held in Germany.
Since then, Pinto has been a regular sight{{vague|date=June 2023}} at fashion events such as the Lakme Fashion Week and India Fashion Week; and is regularly seen on Indian fashion magazine covers.
Pinto finished in the top ten and won 'best body' at the Top Model of the World contest, held in Munich, Germany in 2001. The following year, she became the first Indian to be crowned Miss Tourism International in Malaysia. and Miss Fresh Face 2002. In 2020, she was recognized as Legendary Role Model by the Indian Fashion Awards.{{Cite web|last=Alison|date=27 February 2020|title=The India Fashion Awards Presented by Rajnigandha Silver Pearls: - World of Fashion & Technology|url=https://www.asiaradiosales.com/the-india-fashion-awards-presented-by-rajnigandha-silver-pearls/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-12|website=Asia Radio Sales|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514064944/https://www.asiaradiosales.com/the-india-fashion-awards-presented-by-rajnigandha-silver-pearls/ |archive-date=14 May 2020 }}
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Category:Indian beauty pageant winners
Category:Miss Tourism International delegates
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